Well-bucket



C. D. BEHAN.

WELL BUCKET.

APPLICATION FILED OCT 18. 1919.

1,336,881 Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

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ATTORNEYS CHARLES D. IBEI-IAN, 0F STIGLER, OKLAHOMA.

WELL-BUCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

Application filed October 18, 1919. Serial No. 331,595.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHAnLns D. BEHAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Stigler, in the county of Haskell and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Well- Buckets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in well buckets, and has for its object to provide a bucket especially adapted for use in bored wells or in other wells having a restricted bore, wherein the bucket is normally open at its bottom and is provided with a check valve at its top normally closed and capable of being opened manually to permit the con tents of the bucket to flow out.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a front view of the improved bucket;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. p

In the present embodiment of the invention the bucket comprises a body 1 of substantially cylindrical form, having tapering ends 2 and 3, the said ends gradually de creasing in cross section from the body. These ends are open and a suitable bail 4 is connected with the end A partition 5 is arranged transversely of the body at the junction of the end 3 therewith and this partition has a central nipple 6. r1 cup 7 is supported below the nipple in spaced relation, by means 01 a spider 8, and this cup acts as a species of valve under conditions to be presently described. It will be understood that the cup 7 is fixed with respect to the nipple 6, and it will be seen that the lower end oi the nipple dips below he upper end of the cup.

At the upper end of the body, between the portion 2 and the body, there is arranged a partition 9 having a central port or opening, and a valve 10 normally closes this port or opening. This valve has a stem 11, which passes through a guide 12 within a cage 13 supported in the portion 2 above the parti tion, and the outer end of the stem has an eye 14 by means of which the valve may be manipulated.

In operation, when the bucket is lowered into the well, the water will flow in through the nipple 6, displacing the air in the body of the bucket, which will lift the valve 10 and pass out through the port in the partition 9. WVhen the bucket is filled or partially filled and is drawn upward, the pressure above the valve 10 and the weight of the valve will close the same, and the water will be held in the body 1 through the air pressure below. The cup 7 forms a water seal at the bottom to prevent the inlet of air through the port 6, which might permit the water to flow out. At the place of discharge, the valve 10 is opened by means of the handle 14, and the water will flow out through the nipple 6. A cord or rope may be connected with the eye let, if desired, for convenience in operating the same.

I claim:

1. A well bucket comprising a hollow substantially cylindrical body having tapered ends, a partition at the upper end of the said body, said partition having a port, a valve resting on the partition and adapted to close the port, said valve having a stem, and the stein having guided movement in the tapering portion, a bail connected with the upper end of the bucket, and a water seal at the lower end, said water seal comprising a partition having a depending nipple, and a cup into which the nipple dips below said nipple.

2. A well bucket comprising a hollow substantially cylindrical body having tapered ends, a partition at the upper end of the body, said partition having a port, a valve resting on the partition and adapted to close the port, said valve having a stem, and the stem having guided movement in the tapering portion, a bail onnected with the upper end of the bucket, and a water seal at the lower end.

3. A bucket having an inlet port at its lower end and an outlet port at its upper end, a valve resting upon the outlet port and normally closing the same and having means for displacing the valve, and a water seal at the bottom of the bucket.

CHARLES D. BEHAN. 

